Events
The Next Frontier is Your Mind: Neurotechnologies, Human Rights, and the Battle for Your Brain
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEmerging technologies are evolving at an astonishing pace. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the field of neurotechnology, which refers to devices capable of recording, interpreting, or altering brain activity. This brings great promise of innovation and development, but also pressing concerns, particularly given privacy risks, rapid advances in the capacity to decode brain […]
Immigration Federalism: SB4 Litigation and the scope of federal preemption
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome hear Nicholas Espirtu, Deputy Legal Director at the National Immigration Law Center, and SLS Professor Jennifer Chacón discuss Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) and other, ongoing state-level efforts to control immigration. SB4 is a Texas state law that criminalizes unauthorized entry into Texas and allows state judges to order noncitizens' transportation to ports of […]
International Law Dinner
PICC , United StatesSIHRLA students interested in the international law and human rights space meet to discuss their experiences, interests and future career paths. This is a mentoring opportunity for 1L students who will be able to ask 2L/3L students questions about their experiences.
An Evening with Martina Vandenberg, Founder of the Human Trafficking Legal Center
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with Martina Vandenberg - founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Ms. Vandenberg has spent two decades fighting human trafficking, forced labor, rape as a war crime, and violence against women. She previously served as a Human Rights Watch researcher in the Women's Rights Division, and later as a […]
Game Night 4 Ukraine
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn this grim second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, join SNSLS, SIHRLA, and the Ukrainian Support Alliance for the Second Annual SLS Board Game Night 4 Ukraine. We will share information about incredible NGOs supporting Ukrainians as the full-scale war enters its third devastating year, while coming together as a community to destress, […]
Fireside Chat with Prof Chacón Discussing Her New Book, Legal Phantoms – Executive Action and the Haunting Failures of Immigration Law
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA for a fireside chat and Q&A with SLS’s Professor Chacón in which she will talk about her new book, Legal Phantoms - Executive Action and the Haunting Failures of Immigration Law. Legal Phantoms tells the story of the executive action programs announced after, and modeled upon, the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) […]
A Conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD ’10, Deputy Director of ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a engaging conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD '10, Deputy Director of the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, about her career path and developments in immigrants' rights advocacy. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by 2/22.
Exploring Loss and Resilience in Ukraine: “Unissued Diplomas” Exhibition
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe "Unissued Diplomas" exhibition shares the stories of 40 Ukrainian students who will never graduate because they lost their lives in the ongoing war. February 24th marks two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Join us for an exhibition launch event welcoming “Unissued Diplomas” to Stanford Law School. Professor Jensen, Director of the Rule […]
International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic Showcase
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic is celebrating its first year after being relaunched in Spring 2023. Join us and hear from former Clinic students on their work over the past year on LGTBQIA+ rights in Uganda and Jamaica, human rights and peace-building in Kashmir and the intersection of human rights and migration […]
The Human Rights Dimensions of Generative AI: Guiding the Way Forward
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe significant deployment of Generative AI over the last year has underscored the urgent need to examine the human rights dimensions of AI. This panel explores the relevance of human rights frameworks to the tech sector and governments as they consider how to understand and regulate the opportunities, while mitigating the risks. Many have called […]
SIHRLA Student Internship Panel
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA (Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association) for a lunchtime panel with 2L students who worked in immigration or human rights law-related summer internships. Panelists will discuss their experiences and then answer student questions! Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP here.
Art from Guantánamo Bay: a Dialogue with Professor Deborah M. Weissman
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn October 18, Professor Deborah M. Weissman will visit Stanford Law and present her work on the Collaborative on Art from Guantánamo. The Collaborative is an interdisciplinary project that seeks to examine the role of art in the lives of detainees confined to Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp (GBDC). The project aims to inform the public […]
SIHRLA Faculty Dinner
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA (Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association) for a night of food, great conversation, and even greater company! We are so excited to build community with you and with faculty members and staff who do exciting work in the immigration and human rights space. Come to learn more about the opportunities on campus […]